Residential Service Low Income
When does peak hit on El Paso Electric Co’s Residential Service Low Income? The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak May–October.
- peak13.82¢
- off-peak12.74¢
What does Residential Service Low Income cost a year?
| Household | Uses | A month | Per year | Works out to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment One or two people, no central air, no electric heat | 4,866 kWh | $54 | $646 | 13.3¢ / kWh |
| Family home Three or four people with central air conditioning | 9,453 kWh | $106 | $1,274 | 13.5¢ / kWh |
| Home with an EV Same house, plus an electric car charging overnight | 13,103 kWh | $147 | $1,769 | 13.5¢ / kWh |
Estimates, not quotes. We run three made-up but realistic households through this tariff hour by hour for a full year — including the way air conditioning loads the afternoon and an EV loads the small hours. Your own bill depends on when you actually use electricity, which is exactly the thing a per-kWh number hides.
What you actually pay
| Period | Rate | Applies when |
|---|---|---|
| peak | 13.82¢ up to 600 kWh14.36¢ | midnight–midnight, May–October |
| off-peak | 12.74¢ | midnight–midnight, November–April |
Plus a fixed charge of $0 per month.
Should you be on Residential Service Low Income?
The hour of day does not change what you pay here — the month does. Running the same house through the full year, July costs about $154 and February about $76. That $78 swing is part rate and part weather, and it is the reason a budget built on your spring bill will break in July.
There is a usage cliff to watch. The first 600 kWh each month are billed at 13.8¢; past that line the rate steps up to 14.4¢ — 4% more for every unit after. The last kilowatt-hour of a heavy month is the expensive one, which is why cutting a little off a big month saves more than cutting the same amount off a small one.
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Who can be on El Paso Electric’s Residential Service Low Income?
Eligibility is not our judgement — it is written into the tariff El Paso Electric filed. This is what that document says:
This rate is available for all domestic purposes in single family residences or individually metered apartments and non-commercial uses located on the same property and used in connection with the main residence. The Fixed Fuel Factors recognize loss adjustments due to different voltage levels of service: Texas system - $0.022344, Transmission Voltage - $ 0.021561, Primary Voltage - $0.022124, Secondary Voltage - $0.022530 Upon qualification under the below defined Low Income Rider ("LIR") criteria, the Customer Charge will not be applicable to the Residential Customer's monthly billing. All other provisions of this rate schedule remain unchanged.
Quoted from the filed tariff. Your utility decides eligibility, not us; check with them before you switch.
If this is new to you
- Tiered billing for electricity: why the last kWh costs more
A cheap allowance, then a cliff. Where the cliff sits is the whole game.
- Should you switch to a time-of-use electricity plan?
A wide peak-to-off-peak gap is a lever, not a saving. Levers need something to move.
- Why is my electric bill so high in summer?
Usually three causes at once, and only one of them is your air conditioner.
- Why is my electric bill so high? Seven causes, in the order to check them
Seven causes, ranked by how often they are the answer. Only two are about using more.
Where this comes from
- Effective
- 2025-01-01
the date this tariff took effect
- Covers
- delivery + supply
the ZIP-code service map lists this territory as bundled, so the utility sells delivery and supply together
- Enrollment
- open to new customers
Tariff document: https://www.epelectric.com/el-paso-electric/uploads/section-1-sheet-040-schedule-01-residential-service-rate.pdf